What's your opinion on this?

Question

It seems to me that God is considered responsible for positive things, but he is not considered responsible for negative things.

If your home was on fire, you might pray. But you'd do more than pray--you'd call 911, if you could. And who would come? Firefighters. NOT God, though I'm sure you'll say he's there in spirit.

When the firefighters arrive, and save your life, you will likely thank them. However, you'll also likely thank God for the "miracle," and claim him the person to be thanked when telling your story.

But what if the firefighters didn't arrive? If they decided not to come, and you were to die, I GUARANTEE your family members would blame THEM, and NOT God.

So, let me get this straight: when people do something good, it's all thanks to God. But when they do something bad, it's all their fault. How is that fair?

So really, *WE* can't do anything good, by our own account. However, we can do bad things. Isn't that just setting us up for failure?

Thank you for posting such great answers. I'm enjoying reading through them.

Answer 1

It depends on the situation.

If my home was on fire I would pray and call 911.

and who will come? the Firefighters not God for God would already be there. - you see a lot of people die inside of there homes when their house is one fire, but since I trust God I would be more calmed than others for I know God is in control. and if you look at it real closely it is the little things that you do in a situation like this that help you survive. At the moment of the fire God would enlighten me so that I could stay alive until the Firefighters arrive.

When the Firefighters arrive, and save my life, I would most likely thank them. However, indeed I would also thank God for the miracle and claim that he is the person to be thank for the knowledge that he gave to the Firefighters and the people that trained them in which they where able to save me.

If the firefighters didn't arrive for they decided not to come, and I where to die, Indeed my family members would blame them. not because they didn't rescue me or because I died, but because they didn't do there job (which we highly pay for with our taxes) in attempting to rescue me. For that is what they are paid for.

you see we can do something good by our own account, but it is the bad things that we do that condemns us in the spiritual world and if you look at it, even in real life.

Answer 2

I agree with what you say 100%. I hear so many Christians preach about walking in the will of God, accepting his divine plan for their lives, and not questioning his infinite wisdom.

Yet, the same people would probably sue the fire department for not arriving on time; or if a family member died during surgery, they'd probably be making a phone call to James Sokolove or one of the other attorneys that make their living by preying on others through insidious television ads. Its hypocrisy at its best ... or maybe "worst" is a better word. If someone lives, its a miracle -- God's plan, even -- and if they die, its the result of a horrible mistake in judgement (enter the infamous "Free Will" argument here).

Sadly, this probably comes from the fact that most major religions are based on the premise that people are naturally evil -- ie, born into sin. They honestly believe that we're all naturally bad, and it takes God to make us good. Of course, this doesn't explain the millions of people who don't worship their God or any God at all who still manage to help people and give back to the community.

Answer 3

Yep.

People, and especially religious people, are able to be very selective in the way they see good and bad things happening to them.

God is omnipotent and all knowing (allegedly) so why people praise him for saving them from the flood that he sent in the first place I will never understand.

Put it this way: If I set fire to your house, (or even sat around while I watched the fire start and spread) and then rushed in at the last minute to save you, would you be praising me, or cursing me?

Answer 4

You don't doubt God when you know God. He allows me eternal life. When you know God, you never die. How is that a bad thing?

Thank God for your life, and know that you'll live forever.

Answer 5

I gave up long ago expecting it to make any sense. They have some rote, nonsense answer to everything. Sad part is that they have no idea how foolish they sound to everyone else.

Answer 6

The house on fire was built by humans,and not God.Humans are fallible.It's not his fault the place caught on fire.

Answer 7

This is gonna be fun cause I'm gonna use the Christians favorite line when they can't explain something...hehehe...here goes....AHEM...."God moves in mysterious ways." LMAO....don't you just love it?

Answer 8

God seems to have the best "spin doctors" in existence, doesn't he?